Happy holidays!
This years Christmas is under the sign of the olive tree… A sofa from a brocante in Provence, olive branches from our garden, a frame from Santiago’s flea market and a Mapuche bread container all come happily together for celebration, best wishes to you all!!!
Venice by vaporetto
Always a fun game that to be playing at being a local. A bit difficult in Venice when you don’t speak Italian, although taking the vaporetto without saying a word is a start…until of course, after a few seconds, the urge of taking a million pictures of the marvels off the grand canal gives you...
Rudolf Stingel @ Palazzo Grassi
Even without being a contemporary art expert, difficult to ignore the palazzo Grassi installation , omnipresent in all deco magazines @ the world. Was very curious to see the palace wrapped in rugs, and how Stingel’s work would stand off in the middle of giant pixelised persan-like carpet, so here we are headed for this...
Prima materia @ Punta della Dogana
Second episode of our « Pinault in Venice » sightseeing day: Punta della Dogana admiring Tadao Ando’s awesome renovation… The punta seen for the Isola Sab Giorgio Maggiore
Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini in Isola di San Giorgio Magiore
This isn’t what I planned to see in Isola di San Giorgio Magiore, being actually headed for the new library designed by Michele de Lucchi in the former Benedictine fathers dormitory of the Fondazione Giorgio Cini…unfortunately, as this is only done by appointment, we decide to make the most of this « trip » (5 min vaporetto)...
CA Maria Adele, Venice
A friendly, stylish and sexy place in Venice, CA Maria Adele is definitely on the list for a romantic week-end. Renovated by Milanese duo Campa&Campa, it’s full of quirky ideas, warmth, softness comfort and individuality.. Attention to detail starts with the lobby that is simply a cosy reception room where you are checked in the...
Contemporary art, Bernar Venet @ Pharo, Marseille
For MP2013, an installation by Bernar VENET: Desordre 2013, 84 arcs acier corten And the bonus of some fabulous views over the old harbour, Fort St Jean. MuCEM, and commercial harbour… Monument to the people lost at sea, palais du Pharo, Marseille
Design Tour, Marseille
The design Tour that runs through Bordeaux, Nantes, Lyon, Montpellier and finishes here in Marseille late Novembre, is a showcase for young designers and French manufactures and industries outside of Paris, a welcome decentralisation initiative. Many shops related to design open their doors showcasing a particular collection and/or designer. The tour starts with an exhibition...